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Panel releases findings of historical review into actions of the Netherlands during the Asian nation’s war of independence A historical review has found that the Dutch military “used extreme violence” condoned by the government during the Indonesian struggle for independence in the 1940s, the panel of experts involved in the research said on Thursday. The […]
Other businesses will be opening for the first time since strict orders were imposed in December Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has announced that the country will be easing back on some of its tough Covid restrictions, despite a growing number of infections and amid protests from those businesses that have to remain closed. Non-essential […]
Some eateries have opened up despite lockdown rules forbidding it Some restaurants in the Netherlands have reopened despite current Covid restrictions, in a refusal to wait for the Dutch prime minister’s announcement, expected later on Friday, on whether to relax the month-long lockdown. In an act of defiance against the government’s tough Covid-19 restrictions, which […]
The Dutch government has apologized for a past law requiring that transgender people be sterilized to legally change their gender. The law existed until 2014, and similar laws are still on the books in some European countries. “Nobody should have experienced what you went through. I am truly sorry that it happened,” Minister for Education, […]
Netherlands’ Prime Minister Mark Rutte has blasted the anti-Covid protesters fighting with police as “idiots” who are using violence under the guise of dissatisfaction. Read more Covid protests continue to rock 1st country in Western Europe to reimpose partial lockdown “As a prime minister, as a liberal I will always defend demonstrations in this country […]
Hospitals in the Netherlands have begun delaying certain operations to free-up ICU beds during a record wave of Covid-19 infections, while an infectious diseases researcher has warned of an impending ‘Code Black’ in the sector. The country set a daily national record for new Covid infections on Thursday, registering around 23,600 cases. It was the […]
Caretaker Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has announced a raft of new Covid-19 restrictions, including limiting home visits and banning spectators at sporting events, for the next three weeks to help curb the spread of the virus. Beginning immediately, only four visitors over the age of 13 will be allowed inside a home at one […]
The trial of two suspects in the murder of Dutch crime reporter Peter Rudolf de Vries, who was gunned down in broad daylight in July, has opened in an Amsterdam court. De Vries died from his injuries nine days after the attack. On Monday, the two suspects – a Dutchman in his early 20s and […]
Two men have been found guilty of murdering a Dutch lawyer who, at the time of his death, was involved in a high-profile criminal case against suspected gangland bosses. The killers were both given 30 years in prison. On Monday, Amsterdam District Court convicted the two men, identified by media only as Giermo B. and […]
A Dutch court has given its backing to the government, dismissing a call to scrap the Netherlands’ corona pass which is required to enter restaurants, bars, museums, theatres, and other public places. On Wednesday, a court in The Hague said the Dutch government had the right to demand citizens show proof of their Covid-19 vaccination […]
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has reportedly received extra security after the appearance of “spotters” in his vicinity sparked fears of a potential Moroccan Mafia kidnapping plot. Citing “well-informed sources” on Monday, Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reported that suspicious “spotters” who are believed to be affiliated with the Moroccan Mafia, also known as the Mocro […]
Junior Economic Affairs Minister Mona Keijzer has been fired by Prime Minister Mark Rutte. Her crime? Suggesting that the country’s vaccine passport scheme is “illogical” and the Netherlands should “go back to the old normal.” As of Sunday, people hoping to visit bars, cafés, restaurants, and other venues will have to show proof of vaccination […]
The Dutch defense minister has announced her resignation, following the foreign minister’s departure on Thursday. The political exodus follows a parliamentary vote to censure the cabinet over chaotic evacuations from Kabul. Ank Bijleveld announced her resignation on Friday, stating that the criticism she faces would obstruct the Defense Ministry’s efforts to extract those still stranded […]
The Netherlands’ foreign minister, Sigrid Kaag, has stepped down from her post after the country’s parliament censured her and the Dutch defense minister over a chaotic Kabul evacuation that left many behind. Kaag announced her resignation on Thursday, after the motion of censure was passed by the parliament. The motion targeted the whole cabinet, but […]
Ride-hailing app Uber has lost a dispute in the Dutch court which has ruled that the tech giant’s staff are entitled to the same employment benefits as taxi drivers, and has also been slapped with a €50,000 ($58,940) fine. Judges in a Dutch court on Monday found that drivers working for Uber fall under the […]